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Mr James Cameron Island Augst 14th 1875

Putting in some Frank Laplante and his 2 Boys here for Viponds 4 sheep had Woods or Phillips Boat the Great 4 Paws Show in Cornwall to Day a shocking Load on the St Francis going from Lancaster to Cornwall a Fine Day

15th at Na Houta's Island got a Large succour I seen a Blacksnake a very warm Day

16th Mowing on the Lower Point Very heavy Rain to Day wind high Thunder and Lightning wind south East Torrents of Rain set Fire on the hill to Day plenty of shooting and some yesterday as its the First Day they commenced all the Ducks a change in the Moon this Evening

17th Fine and Warm and wind went to Little Island North side got some Fat Pine Found 2 Ticks on me to Day got a Perch Trowling Done Mowing all below the house Made some Rails for the stack Behind the Barn shot a Duck Did not Get him a Great many Trowling and still Fishing to Day Alexandra and Corsican went Down Passport went up Bay of Quinte went up with 2 Large schooner the Little Tug Boat Passed her with her Tow

18 commenced Mowing down in the upper Feild

19th Bismarck's Birth Day Mowing and putting in

20 Putting in Livinia Raking for the First {illegible} Little While on the south side

21st Finished putting in from Below the House

22nd Fishing at Sturgeon Island 2 Men for Butter and Potatoes an Indian and his Wife East Wind

23 Mowing in the Upper Feild Gordon and I

24th Went to Summerstown Bought of Vipond 3 papers 1/2 lb Tea Matches Pan Heard Archy Campbells Daughter Departed and Aleck Lewis Grant on the Branch Died and Peter Shet{cut off} Wife Died

25 Went to Dundee and F Covington to a Picnic on the St Francis Got the Steamer Kettle Fixed at Matthews 25 cents had 4 Doz of Eggs (Bought on creidt 9 yds of Calico 13.17 cent) Bought Butter Tub Thread Robishaws Pills Minnow hooks 6 yd Cotton paid this all but the calico Bought J McGreggors Pint Bowl Cooper Grindstone 40 cents seen Laurie and George Brought Bag to {illegible} Bottle to Jim Hopkins of vinegar

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Mr James Cameron Island Augst 26th 1875

Mowing and Gathering

27th Very very warm to Day Gordon not well

28th Mowing putting in and Gathering in the Upper Feild Gordon not Well warm Jacop here for Potatoes Salt Tea Bread Got {illegible} from him

29th Warm Found a White Bottle at Sturgeon Island Lashey here for Butter Got none had none to spare now the Boats Coming up as the Canal was Broke the Corinthian Bohemian Pasport St Francis and Propellers

30th Done in the upper Feild Mowed some in the Back Marsh put 50 cocks of Fine hay in the stack and 11 of marsh hay on the Top Warm

1st of September very warm Made 27 cocks in the Back Marsh put 14 cocks on top of the Fine hay on the Floor Fixing cranks in the Grindstone Spartan went up Corinthian went Down

2nd Fine this Morning Mowed some Began to Thunder & Lightning Rain Heavy Rain some Wind south West the hens Playing the Devill with the Potatoes

3 D McMaster Birth Day East Wind Mowing in the Back Marsh Finished it of Mowing Made over 30 cocks to Day up Beside what is to make

4th a Fortunate Day Drew some Wood Wind West high Mowed a swath or 2 in the Front Marsh the Bohemian went Down to Lancaster with Pleasure Party the St Francis a Pleasure Party from St Regis a Good many Propellers going to Day Butternuts Getting Good some apples Falling with the Wind

5th John Angus Birth Day Sunday Jacop and his Wife and St Batterance's Boy and his Wife and 2 children Brought me 2 Paddles and 1 axe helve Gave them 2 sticks to Make Brooms Gave them Potatoes West Wind high Spartan Went Down Livinia, Livinia and Bismarck and I on the Pitt Point Got some Long Black Berries Plums Ripe some Water Raising some

6th Dog Days End Made a Fence of Rails for the Marsh hay stack Began to Mow some in the Front Marsh Gathered all the hay in the Back Marsh

7th Began the Marsh hay stack put all into it out of the Back Marsh

8th Mowing

9th I crofsed to Summerstown Got 2 Dollars from William Lavellette put part for the hay at Hamiltons John Mowing Oats Turn over for this the 9th continued